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JAMES RODGERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOX FOR RECEIVING MONEY IN CARS, STAGES, &c.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES RoDGnRs, of the city, county, and State of.New York, have invented, made, and applied to use certain new and usefulImprovements in Boxes for Receiving Money in Stages, Cars, &c.; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operat-ion of the same, refer-A encebeing had to the annexed drawing, making part of this specification,wherein- Figure l, is a vertical section centrally of t-he said moneybox, and Fig. 2, is an inverted plan of said box with the bottomremoved.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

A box for receiving passengers fares in stages &c., has been inventedand patented by I. B. Slawson July 28th, 1857, in which a hopper orreceptacle of glass has been used with a slide at the bottom, so thatafter the money has been placed in said hopper and the driver sees it tobe correct, the slide is withdrawn and the money allowed to drop into abox. In this instance the glass sides forming the hopper are stationary,and if the money becomes clogged at the mouth, in consequence of severalpieces lying togethera there is no opportunity for the driver readily torectify the evil.

My invention therefore does not consist in the use of a glass sidedhopper and draw, but my invention relates to the construction of a glasssided hopper', with one side movable, so as to act to close the orificeto the money box, and also to relieve any money that might be ammedbetween said glasses, by the one side moving away from the same andpermitting the money to fall into the draw. In connection with thisglass sided hopper or receptacle, I make use of a cover applied in sucha manner as to strike a bell when the passenger raises said coved toplace his 'fare in said hopper, thereby attracting the driversattention, and in connection with the same bell I apply a slide andlatch that can be operated by the driver to call the attention ofpassengers. to the payment of their fares.

In the drawing a, a, is a box of any suitable size or shape, which onstages should be located at the left side of the driver, and pass intothe front partof the lightor cupola on the stage top; b, is a draw forreceiving the money which should be provided 19,446, dated February 23,1858.

with a suitable lock so that it can only be opened by the proper person;and the driver should be provided with a separate box out of which tomake change for passengers who may not have the correct amount. On thebox is an inclined glass c, which is a fixture, and el, is another glassto protect the parts from any rain; e, is a cover hinged as at 1, 1, andhanging down against the upper edge of the glass c,- f is another glassset in grooves in the sides of the box, a, and sustained by a frame 2,at its lower edge; 3, is a bar connected to said frame 2, and passingout with an eye or handle 4; 5, 5, are openings that tend to draw thelower edges of the glass f toward the lower edge of the glass o.

The operation of this part is as follows: lVhen the passengers inserttheir fare between the glasses c, and f, the same is retained until thedriver looking through the glasses sees that the amount is correct andon pulling the eye 4, draws the glass f, back, allowing the money tofall into the draw, b.

On the cover e, is an arm 6, with a connecting rod to a slide 7, and 8,is a spring to draw said slide back; g, is a bell secured on the insideof the box; lz., is the hammer of said bell, on the pin z', propelled bythe spring la, and arrested in its movements by the inside of the box;L, is the hammer of acted on by a spring dog 10, so that as the cover e,is raised for the insertion of money into the hopper, the bell is struckto attract the drivers attention.

If passengers do not pay their fare at the proper time, the driver callstheir attention by ringing the bell g, by a slide m, and dog 11, actingon an arm 12, from the hammer L, moved by the handle n.

By my improved money box, the drivers attention is called when money isplaced in the receptacle; the driver and passengers can see that theamount is correct; the driver can then drop said money into the draw;and when the driver is ready to collect the fare he has the means underhis command of calling attention by the bell.

My apparatus is cheap, durable, efiicient, not liable to become clogged,and is an ef fectual check upon drivers, conductors or others committingfrauds upon the proprietors.

I do not claim a glass receptacle to receive money to be deposited in adraw beneath, but

3. I also claim, in combination with said bell connected to the cover ofthe money receptacle, the slide m and dog ll7 to call attention ofpassengers to the payment of their fares as specified.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this thirtieth dayof January JAMES RODGERS. Witnesses:

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, THOMAS G. HAROLD.

